WINTER SERVICE ORGANIZATION MEANT TO ENSURE ROAD TRAFFIC ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IN ROMANIA

The winter season in Romania lasts for over four months. During this time, the traffic becomes more difficult because of the snow and the glazed frost. For this reason, road managers have a tough job in organizing winter activities with regards to the following: (1) The instructions and technical assurance for the winter activity implementation at each organizational level (local, regional, national); (2) The roads network preparation for the winter season; (3) The necessary resources preparation for the traffic assurance during the winter season, (staff, materials, equipment) and (4) Maintenance units activity organization and effective leadership for the demanded levels of activity assurance. During the winter season, the costs of transports can be affected in a positive or a negative manner depending on the quality of activity performed by public roads management units. This paper details the above points and other aspects related to technologies and materials used in the struggle against meteorological phenomena during the winter season.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

  La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
  F-92055 La Defense Cedex,   France 
• Authors:
  • Tautu, N
• Conference:
  • New Challenges for Winter Road Service. XIth International Winter Road Congress
  • Location: Sapporo, Japan
  • Date: 2002-1-28 to 2002-1-31
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 4p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway safety; Highway travel; Organizational effectiveness; Quality assurance; Snow and ice control; Traffic flow; Winter; Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00921168
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 2002 12:00AM